ارمیا 41

1 اما در ماه هفتم، اسماعیل (پسر نتنیا، نوهٔ الیشاماع) که از خاندان سلطنتی و یکی از مقامات بلند پایۀ پادشاه بود، به همراه ده نفر به مصفه نزد جدلیا آمد. هنگامی که با هم غذا می‌خوردند،

Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they ate bread together in Mizpah.

2 ناگهان اسماعیل و همراهانش، شمشیرهایشان را کشیدند و بر جدلیا که پادشاه بابِل او را فرماندار ساخته بود، حمله‌ور شده، او را کشتند.

Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

3 سپس بیرون رفتند و تمام سربازان یهودی و بابِلی را که در مصفه با جدلیا بودند، قتل عام کردند.

Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.

4 روز بعد، پیش از آنکه خبر این ماجرا پخش شود،

And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

5 هشتاد نفر از شهرهای شکیم، شیلوه و سامره از نزدیکی مصفه عبور می‌کردند و به رسم عزاداری، با ریش تراشیده، لباسهای دریده و صورت خراشیده، با هدیه و بخور به خانهٔ خداوند می‌رفتند.

That there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

6 اسماعیل در حالی که می‌گریست، برای استقبال آنها از شهر بیرون رفت. وقتی به ایشان رسید، گفت: «بیایید و ببینید چه بر سر جدلیا آمده است!»

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said to them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

7 وقتی همه وارد شهر شدند، اسماعیل و همدستانش آنها را نیز کشتند و جنازه‌هایشان را در گودال انداختند.

And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

8 ولی در آن گروه، ده نفر بودند که به اسماعیل قول دادند که اگر آنها را نکشد، بروند و هر چه گندم، جو، روغن و عسل پنهان کرده‌اند، برایش بیاورند. پس آن ده نفر را نکشتند.

But ten men were found among them that said to Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he left them alone, and slew them not among their brethren.

9 گودالی که اسماعیل جنازهٔ مقتولین را در آن انداخت همان گودالی است که آسای پادشاه، به هنگام بنای برج و باروی مصفه در زمان جنگ با بعشا، پادشاه اسرائیل، حفر نموده بود.

Now the pit into which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

10 در ضمن اسماعیل، دختران پادشاه و بازماندگان قوم را که در مصفه بودند و نبوزرادان فرماندهٔ گارد پادشاه بابِل ایشان را به دست جدلیا سپرده بود، اسیر کرد و همه را با خود برداشت و به سوی سرزمین عمونی‌ها به راه افتاد.

Then Ishmael carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king’s daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.

11 ولی یوحانان (پسر قاریح) و سایر سرداران لشکر وقتی از جنایت اسماعیل آگاهی یافتند،

But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 با تمام نفرات خود به تعقیب او پرداختند تا او را بکشند. آنها در نزدیکی برکهٔ بزرگ واقع در جبعون به او رسیدند.

Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 اشخاصی که در اسارت اسماعیل بودند، وقتی یوحانان و همراهان او را دیدند، از خوشحالی فریاد برآوردند و به سوی آنها دویدند.

Now it came to pass, that when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.

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So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned about and came back, and went to Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 در این گیرودار اسماعیل با هشت نفر از همدستانش موفق شد به سرزمین عمونی‌ها بگریزد.

But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.

16 یوحانان و افرادش بی‌درنگ همهٔ سربازان، زنان، بچه‌ها و خواجه‌سرایانی را که نجات داده بودند، برداشتند و از جبعون به دهکدهٔ جیروت کمهام در نزدیکی بیت‌لحم رفتند، تا از آنجا از ترس بابِلی‌ها به مصر بگریزند، زیرا جدلیا، فرماندار پادشاه بابِل، به دست اسماعیل کشته شده بود.

Then Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, took all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:

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And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

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Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.